This four-story megastore specializes in architectural salvage, so if you're not after a bathtub or mantel, head straight for the second floor's smaller stuff, like dishware, wood crates, and copper pots.

Junkaholics start to salivate upon pulling into the parking lot—consider those $9 weathered shutters harbingers of the tempting hodgepodge that awaits inside.

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Where to Antique: Fed on Lights Antiques

Founded in 1978, this two-story shop stocks every type of antique or vintage light fixture you could imagine—turn-of-the-century porcelain wall sconces, goose-neck chandeliers, Deco pendants. You'll also find anything you might need for a bathroom reno, from medicine cabinets to claw-foot bathtubs. The best part? Every light that's up for sale has already been rewired. Open Friday through Monday afternoons and Thursdays by appointment.

Originally built in the 1700s as a stagecoach stop, this building later became the headquarters for President Roosevelt's secret service. Later, still, the spot opened as 9,500-square-foot antiques mall, focusing on 18th century through mid-20th century collectibles, tastefully spread through 50 booths.

This impeccably edited boutique's signature? Luxuriously unnecessary necessities, such as D.R. Harris & Co. toiletries and John Derian trays. Half a block west, the larger Lili and Loo offers range: Order a custom sofa, or succumb to an impulse buy of extravagant matches priced at $3.75.

Stock up on local honeys, preserves, and hot sauces—along with fresh-baked pies, artisanal cheeses, and fine teas at this farmstand-meets-garden store. Come spring, flowers and plants take center stage, and when summer rolls around, the tomatoes and sweet corn live up to their reputation as some of the region's very best.

After Otto Leuschel opened the old-school market on Main Street, he turned his attention to his latest project: a throwback five-and-dime, which debuted last summer. Focused on locals' basic needs, the shop stocks exclusively made-in-America goods, from kitchen supplies and stationery to hardware and sewing notions. We fell in love with the vintage general store display pieces—and the shop's friendly resident cats, Hansel and Gretel.

This small but quirky shop offers jewelry and clothing made by independent artists, ceramic pieces a local potter makes exclusively for Tivoli Mercantile, and a huge array of chalkboard paints—called Hudson Paint and formulated by the owner Jill's husband, Arno—in a surprising and fun color palette, from neon pink to turquoise.

Thomas Cole, founder of the Hudson River School of painting, first rented a room in this farmhouse in the 1820s. Today, you can tour his studio and then join a guided hike to sites depicted in Cole's work, including Catskill Creek (see the artist's 1836 rendering).

Two miles north of Springwood sits the opulent 1895 Vanderbilt Mansion, the first home in all of Hyde Park to have electricity. Designed by architects McKim, Mead & White, the structure reflects Gilded Age style and initially served as the country getaway for Frederick Vanderbilt. Don't miss a stroll through the 211-acre grounds, which stretch along the east bank of the Hudson River.

Allan Chapin knew he'd open a boulangerie the moment he tasted a baguette in France's Le Perche region. And, yeah, his bread lives up to its backstory. The unexpected twist? A bistro that may best the bakery, with fries richer than any croissant.

Former Whole Foods exec Otto Leuschel channels a grocer of yesteryear at this four-year-old business, which took over a 1927 store and carries produce, jams, and eggs from community farms. Superb deli sandwiches (the pimento cheese is tops) cement this market's status as the local culinary mecca.

Bypass the formal dining room in favor of the laid-back bar area at this converted 1825 church. You can't miss with the soul-food plate or the duck quesadilla—assuming you're able to resist the page-long list of build-your-own-burger options.

Sure, it's fancy—and more than a little pricey—but this cooking school claims Anthony Bourdain and John Besh as alumni. Of the five different CIA eateries, we suggest reserving a table at the American Bounty restaurant.

Mike Webber and Roy Ardizzone bought this late-1700s spot in 2010 as a weekend getaway; within a year, they'd ditched their Manhattan day jobs to turn the place into a small B&B. Still, the flawlessly decorated interiors feel anything but commercial.

America's oldest continuously operating inn hosted the founding fathers and Chelsea Clinton's wedding-weekend cocktail party. It also happens to be located less than a mile from our Country Living Fair at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds.

Crossroads may supply pubs in the Big Apple, but it's headquartered in tiny Athens. Saddle up to the brewery's bar, set in a refashioned 1893 opera house, and pick from 10 rotating ales on tap, all crafted on-site.

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